If a picture paints a thousand words, than a picture by Jason Chin paints a million. Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed books Gravity, Island: A Story of the Galapagos, Redwoods and Coral Reefs and he illustrated Water is Water, by Miranda Paul. He lives in Vermont with his wife, also […]
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In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, dog wrangler, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The goal is to highlight items or activities
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Hands up if your ear piercing story involved a mall, an disgruntled teen and an infected ear ? Two hands up if it involved an ice cube, a sewing needle and your best friend ?? Turns out there is a better way. But what is it? Amy from Weybridge offered to share her ear piercing story with us, you’ll likely
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Our Favorite Things : Popsicle Sticks Hello, MiniBury! This is the first in a series of monthly columns that I’ll be writing for this site, called “Our Favorite Things.” The goal of this series: To share with your families some of our family’s favorite things. As much as possible, I hope to highlight things that
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HOW TO MAKE A CALMING JAR by Dr. Jody Brakeley Has your child (or you) ever had such strong feelings that it was hard for him or her to see and think clearly? Our minds get scrambled up when we feel stressed, worried, anxious, frustrated, overwhelmed, excited or mad. A Calming Jar (sometimes called a
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Neuroscience 101. Didn’t expect to see this on MiniBury today, did you? Flipping a lid. Blowing a gasket. Freaking out. Throwing a tantrum. You’ve heard similar (or worse) idioms and you know what it looks like when it happens to you or your child. Scientifically, what we intend to say is that our emotions are overriding
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We’re off and running with the new school year, which means we’re too busy to write this week. So we’re throwing it back to a super awesome guest post. Read on for tips from our favorite doctor about how to keep you and your kids healthy this school year. Hint: it might be easier than you think.
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and he’s back… Dr. Matthew Perchemlides, ND, FABNO, MSN, BSN from Riverside Natural Health Center is back with us talking about how to support your immune system. This week Dr. Perchemlides is talking specifically about the concerns of young families including tips on how breastfeeding mothers and infants can support their immune systems naturally. Natural Immune Support Part
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The Week of the Young Child™ starts today with Music Monday! The #WOTYC is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers and families. Today, we’re sharing musical reflections from Sadie Brightman, director of the Middlebury Community Music Center, mother of two
